False Dichotomy

There are two problems here and they originate from wrong thinking on opposite ends of the spectrum.  The Democratic party understands and tries to put into practice, the idea of helping others and fulfilling needs.  The Republican party understands and tries to put into practice, the idea of personal freedom and personal responsibility. 

But the Democratic party puts too much power in the hands of big government and is heading toward a nanny state where the government takes care of everything. 

The Republican party puts too much freedom into the hands of the individual without taking into account the need for accountability and love for neighbor. 

The biggest problem, that I see is the lack of other options.  From the beginning of time, there has never been an adequate form of government that balances these issues.  I think the answer must be in the form of “size”.  It seems that big never works. Big churches fail, because there is a lack of accountability and neighborliness.  Big cities don’t work for the same reason.  The answer is “love your neighbor” and that cannot be done when you don’t know your neighbor and have no connection with him. 

If you live, for example, in a small town, or are part of a close community, the social problems that are currently extant in very large situations, are not.